Michael Hoffman (composer)

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Michael "Mike" Hoffman (born August 23, 1955 ) is an American composer , university professor and jazz guitarist .

Life

Hoffman studied music education at CW Post College and composition at New York University with Howard Rovics , Pat Castle , Jim McNeely , Manny Albam, and Kenneth Peacock . He has taught at Kean University , Mercy College , Sacred Heart University , Queensborough Community College and is an Associate Professor at Bucks County Community College , of which he leads the big band. In 1999 he received his PhD from New York University on Fibonacci numbers in composition. He worked as a guitarist and composer for his own jazz bands, later composing for jazz orchestras such as the New York University Concert Jazz Ensemble , the BMI New York Jazz Orchestra and the Brooklyn Jazz Composer's Orchestra , which were performed in New York's Blue Note and the Merkin Concert Hall , among others listed.

In addition, he also composed works of new music, mainly for chamber music ensembles, and published works on music analysis and theory, including on compositions by Igor Stravinsky , Arnold Schönberg , Pierre Boulez and Elliott Carter .

Works

  • 3 Winds for wind trio, 1981
  • Long Shadows into Light for string quartet, 1992
  • Waterfall in a Cloud for horn quartet, 1994
  • Isle of Devils for string orchestra, 1996
  • Episodic Ruminations for piano, 1997
  • Six Jazz Portraits for solo trumpet, 1999
  • The Missing Link for percussion ensemble, 1999
  • The Lake of Dreams for chamber orchestra, 2000
  • ... As the Crow Flies for saxophone quartet, 2001
  • ... As if Real for cello, 2001
  • Tempus Fugit for bass flute and piano, 2003
  • A Walk in the Park for wind quintet, 2003
  • The Horizon in Motion for symphonic wind orchestra, 2004
  • Refractions for flute, clarinet, trumpet and piano, 2004
  • Tangled Streams for wind quintet, 2005
  • An Ancient Echo , percussion duo for timpani and marimba, 2006
  • Five Symphonic Variations , 2006
  • Portrait of Ellen , Theme and Variations for String Quartet, 2006
  • A Bone Alone for trombone, 2007
  • The Anarchy of Atoms , duet for violin and cello, 2008

Fonts

  • Fibonacci proportions in composition: an analysis of an original work for Jazz orchestra . New York University 1999 (dissertation).

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personal data
SURNAME Hoffman, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoffman, Mike (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, university professor and jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd August 1955